The Sign

The sign was made by Mick Hart of Bramfield and was erected in 1997. The main features of the sign depicts an open book with a smockmill on the left which has now been demolished and an apple tree on the right which could reference Adrian Bell’s book, ‘Apple Acre’. The suns rays in the background represent an early sunrise in this part of the county. The hole in the mill base also acts a bird box. Redisham village sign is located at the side of the Redisham Road in the centre of the village

The Name and Population
Redisham is a village about four miles south of Beccles in the north of the county. The population was 125 in the 2011 census. Some of the housing of the village passes into Shadingfield and Redisham Hall is in the Ringsfield parish. The village name is Old English meaning Read’s Village/homestead; a personal name. It was called Redesham in 1086 and Redisham in 1291.

Other Points of Interest

Notable people of the village are the Bell family, including Adrian Bell the author and first compiler of the Times crossword and his two children Anthea (translator of children's literature) and Martin Bell (politician and news reporter).